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Fear of weight gain during cognitive behavioral therapy for binge-spectrum eating disorders
Eating and weight disorders, v 28(1), 29
06 Mar 2023
PMID: 36879078
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Abstract
Fear of weight gain may play a central role in maintaining eating disorders (EDs), but research on the role of fear of weight gain during cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E) for binge-spectrum EDs is sparse. We examined changes in fear of weight gain during CBT-E for binge-spectrum EDs. We investigated whether fear of weight gain predicted loss of control (LOC) eating or weight change.
Participants (N = 63) were adults of any gender recruited as part of a larger trial. Participants received 12 sessions of CBT-E, completed diagnostic assessments at pre-, mid-, and post-treatment, and completed brief surveys before sessions.
Fear of weight gain decreased across treatment, moderated by diagnosis. Those with bulimia nervosa spectrum EDs (BN-spectrum), compared to binge eating disorder, reported higher fear of weight gain at baseline and experienced a larger decrease in fear across treatment. Those reporting higher fear of weight gain at a given session experienced more frequent LOC episodes the following week. Fear of weight gain was not associated with session-by-session changes in BMI.
CBT-E results in decreases in fear of weight gain, but levels remain high at post-treatment, especially for those with BN-spectrum EDs. Future interventions should consider targeting fear of weight gain as a maintaining factor for LOC episodes TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT04076553.
Level II controlled trial without randomization.
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- Title
- Fear of weight gain during cognitive behavioral therapy for binge-spectrum eating disorders
- Creators
- Rachel M Butler - University of LouisvilleElizabeth Lampe - Drexel UniversityClaire Trainor - Drexel UniversityStephanie M Manasse - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Eating and weight disorders, v 28(1), 29
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- R34MH118353 / National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences K23DK124514 / NIDDK NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000943948000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85149923416
- Other Identifier
- 991020186896504721
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